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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

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Description

This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate demonstrates experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS.
This cloud certification training for anyone interested in learning to deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Amazon Web Services.
Who should take this course?
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate is intended for system administrators in cloud operations roles to validate technical skills. Before you take this exam, we recommend you have:
A minimum of one year of hands-on experience with AWS technology Experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS as well as implementing security controls and compliance requirements Familiarity with using both the AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework as well as AWS networking and security services

What Will I Learn?

In this course: The main technologies covered include: CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancer, EC2, RDS, VPC, Network ACLs, Security Groups, DDOS, S3, KMS, IAM, Systems Manager, Route 53, Direct Connect, and CloudFormation.
You’ll be prepared to pass the newly-released, associate-level AWS Certified SysOps Administrator exam (SOA-C02).

Certificates

Chapter 1 (Introduction)

Introduction
The Exam Guide
Introducing the AWS Cloud Sandbox
Introducing Hands-On Labs
Course Updates

Chapter 2(Supporting Courses)

Remediation

Chapter 3 (Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation)

Section Introduction
Demo: Deploying an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Instance
Creating and Working with an EC2 Instance in AWS
Hands-On Lab
Understanding EBS Volumes
What Is a Bastion Host?
Exploring Elastic Load Balancer
Understanding Elastic Load Balancer Error Messages
Demo: Deploying an Elastic Load Balancer
Demo: Understanding Elastic Load Balancer CloudWatch Metrics
Demo: Working with Elastic Load Balancer Access Logs
Understanding Sticky Sessions
Discovering EC2 Image Builder
Demo: Creating an AMI Using EC2 Image Builder
Introducing CloudFormation
Demo: Provisioning AWS Resources Using CloudFormation
Deploying a Basic Infrastructure Using CloudFormation Templates
Hands-On Lab
Troubleshooting CloudFormation
Demo: CloudFormation Errors
Introducing CloudFormation StackSets
CloudFormation Best Practices
Exploring Blue
Green Deployments
Understanding Rolling Deployments
When to Use Canary Deployments
Automating Tasks Using AWS Systems Manager
Demo: Implementing Automated Patching Using AWS Systems Manager
Demo: Using AWS Systems Manager EC2 Run Command
Understanding OpsWorks
Section Review: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation Summary - Part 2
Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation Quiz

Chapter 4 (Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation)

Section Introduction
Introduction to CloudWatch
Demo: Creating Cloudwatch Dashboards
Exploring CloudWatch Logs
Demo: Collecting Metrics and Logs Using the CloudWatch Agent
Demo: Creating CloudWatch Metric Filters
Demo: Exploring CloudWatch Logs Insights
Using CloudWatch for Resource Monitoring
Hands-On Lab
Receiving Notifications with CloudWatch
Demo: Creating CloudWatch Alarms
Introduction to CloudTrail
Demo: Working with CloudTrail
AWS Config 101
Demo: Using AWS Config
Auditing Resource Compliance with AWS Config
Hands-On Lab
Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
Demo: Configuring Automatic Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
What Is EventBridge?
Demo: Using Amazon EventBridge
Demo: Scheduling Automated Tasks Using EventBridge and AWS Config
Demo: Exploring Health Dashboards
Section Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary - Part 2
Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Quiz

Chapter 5 (Storage and Data Management)

Section Introduction
S3 101
Reviewing S3 Storage Classes
Demo: Creating an S3 Bucket
Working with S3 Lifecycle Policies
Protecting Data from Accidental Deletion Using S3 Versioning
Protecting Data from Accidental Deletion with MFA Delete
S3 Encryption
Demo: Configuring Encryption on an S3 Bucket
Introduction to Elastic File System (EFS)
Demo: Working with EFS
Advanced EFS
EFS and Multi-AZ Applications
Introducing Athena
Demo: Working with Athena
Introducing Amazon OpenSearch Service (Formerly Amazon Elasticsearch Service)
OpenSearch Deployment Best Practices
Demo: Creating an Amazon OpenSearch Service Domain
Demo: Configuring Static Website Hosting Using S3
Creating a Static Website Using Amazon S3
Hands-On Lab
Demo: Leveraging Pre-Signed URLs with S3
Restricting S3 Accessibility with IP Addresses
Demo: Using AWS Config with S3
Overview of Storage Gateway
Section Review: Storage and Data Management Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Storage and Data Management Summary - Part 2
Storage and Data Management Overview

Chapter 6(Reliability and Business Continuity)

Section Introduction
Elasticity and Scalability 101
Introducing AWS Auto Scaling
Demo: Creating Auto Scaling Plans
Troubleshooting Auto Scaling Issues
Vertical Scaling vs. Horizontal Scaling
Using AWS ElastiCache
Aurora 101
Creating an Amazon Aurora RDS Database (MySQL Compatible)
Hands-On Lab
RDS and Multi-AZ Failover
RDS and Read Replicas
Deploying an Amazon RDS Multi-AZ and Read Replica in AWS
Hands-On Lab
Demo: Creating and Encrypting RDS Snapshots
Differentiating Single Availability Zones vs. Multi-AZ Deployments
Implementing Fault Tolerant Workloads Using Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
Building Fault Tolerance Using Elastic Ips
Readying for Disaster Recovery
AWS Service Maintenance Windows
Configuring S3 Cross-Region Replication
Implementing Loosely Coupled Architectures with SQS
Demo: Automating EBS Snapshots Using Data Lifecycle Manager
Using DynamoDB Streams for Backing Up Your Table to Another Region
Section Review: Reliability and Business Continuity Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Reliability and Business Continuity Summary - Part 2
Reliability and Business Continuity Quiz

Chapter 7 (Security and Compliance)

Section Introduction
Compliance on AWS
Understanding Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
AWS Marketplace Security Products
IAM Refresh
Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Hands-On Lab
Demo: Creating Custom IAM Policies and Roles
Demo: Enabling MFA and Reporting with IAM
Introducing AWS Single Sign-On (SSO)
Auditing and Troubleshooting Access Issues
AWS Inspector vs. Trusted Advisor
Introducing AWS Organizations
Service Control Policies
Securing Multiple Accounts with AWS Control Tower and Organizations
Security Token Service (STS)
AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
AWS Certificate Manager
AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Demo: Configuring AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Differentiating Dedicated Instances vs. Dedicated Hosts
Using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
Understanding AWS Service Quotas
Reviewing the AWS Shared Responsibility Model
Protecting Logs within CloudTrail
Demo: Introducing AWS Security Hub
Exploring Amazon GuardDuty
Demo: Working with Amazon GuardDuty
Securely Storing Secrets Using AWS Secrets Manager
Section Review: Security and Compliance Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Security and Compliance Summary - Part 2
Security and Compliance Quiz

Chapter 8 (Networking and Content Delivery)

Section Introduction
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Overview
Demo: Building Your Own Custom VPC - Part 1
Demo: Building Your Own Custom VPC - Part 2
Demo: Building Your Own Custom VPC - Part 3
Creating a Basic VPC and Associated Components in AWS
Hands-On Lab
Demo: Configuring Network ACLs - Part 1
Demo: Configuring Network ACLs - Part 2
Demo: Connecting to an EC2 Instance Using Systems Manager Session Manager
Demo: Introducing VPC Endpoints
Create a VPC Endpoint and S3 bucket in AWS
Hands-On Lab
Understanding VPC Peering
Securely Connecting to a VPC Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
What Is Direct Connect?
Understanding VPC Flow Logs
Demo: Using VPC Flow Logs
Working with AWS VPC Flow Logs for Network Monitoring – 2020
Hands-On Lab
Introducing Domain Name System (DNS)
Introducing Route 53
Exploring Route 53 Resolver
Understanding Route 53 Routing Policies
Demo: Route 53 Simple Routing Policy
Demo: Route 53 and Weighted Routing Policy
Demo: Route 53 Latency Routing Policy
Demo: Route 53 Failover Routing Policy
Demo: Route 53 Geolocation Routing Policy
Demo: Configuring Route 53 Alias
Overview of CloudFront
Demo: Configuring Amazon CloudFront
Demo: Configuring Amazon CloudFront with Origin Access Identity
Demo: Interpreting CloudFront Logs
Identifying CloudFront Caching Errors
CloudFront Cache Hit Ratio
Advanced CloudFront
Improving CloudFront Cache Hit Ratio When Forwarding Request Headers and Cookies
Section Review: Networking and Content Delivery Summary - Part 1
Section Review: Networking and Content Delivery Summary - Part 2
Networking and Content Delivery Overview Quiz

Chapter 9 (Cost and Performance Optimization)

Section Introduction
AWS Cost Explorer and Cost Allocation Tags
Using AWS Tags and Resource Groups in AWS
Hands-On Lab
Improving Costs with AWS Budgets
Demo: Creating an AWS Budget and Billing Alarm
Reducing Cost through Managed Services
AWS Compute Optimizer
Using Metrics to Improve Performance and Costs
Increasing S3 Transfer Speeds with Transfer Acceleration
Enhancing S3 Performance with Multipart Upload
Using Placement Groups to Increase TCP
IP Traffic Flow
Identifying Underutilized Resources Using Trusted Advisor
Demo: Performance Analysis Using RDS Performance Insights
Increasing Scalability with RDS Proxy
Enhancing EC2 Performance Using Instance Store
Section Review: Cost and Performance Optimization Summary
Cost and Performance Optimization Quiz

Chapter 10 (Additional Resources to Help You Prepare for the Exam)

Additional Resources to Help You Pass the Exam
Interactive Study Guide

Chapter 11 (Challenge Labs)

Introducing Challenge Labs
Creating an AWS Config Rule
Hands-On Lab
Configure an Application Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Group
Hands-On Lab
Configuring a CloudFormation Template
Hands-On Lab
Creating a Highly Available VPC
Hands-On Lab
Configuring S3
Hands-On Lab
Configure an Alert Based on Logging Content
Hands-On Lab
Configure At Rest Encryption for EFS

Chapter 12 (Practice Exam)

Introducing the Practice Exams
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 01
Quiz
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 02
Quiz
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 03
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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 04
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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 05
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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) - Practice Exam 06

Chapter 13 (Good Luck and What's Next)

Summary and Next Steps

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